Monday, March 21, 2011

Sheet.Music Nest

A glass or ceramic bowl, saran wrap, another bowl for glue solution, paper or sheet music

First, cover your work-surface with either tinfoil or parchment paper, to avoid a sticky mess.

Take a glass bowl [the size you want your nest] and wrap it in saran wrap, wrapping the outside and bottom, and folding the edges into the inside of the bowl.

Next, take another glass bowl. In it mix water, [approx. 1/4 cup] and two good squeezes of regular glue together. [*I added some tacky glue in addition] Make sure to mix it well. Cut strips of paper, different sizes. Soak the paper in the glue solution, until thoroughly wet.

With the bowl face-down, start covering the bowl with the strips, laying & pressing them in different directions. Do so until the bowl is completely covered. Let the bowl dry.

While the bowl or "nest" is still a little damp, gently pull it off the bowl, pulling on the saran wrap. As you can see, the bowl lost some of its shape after taking the SW off. {far right pic.}

I "groomed" a few pieces of paper that were too long, and set it back on the bowl [on top of a glass] to dry a little longer..... Now, the little cutie is showcasing my eggs!

We must think alike! I just posted a similar nest copied from the Country Living April edition tutorial. I like your version. I invite you to come on over to my blog and sneak a peek at mine. Found you via Craft-O-Maniac...Tiff